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GEOGRAPHICAL PERSPECTIVES ON CRIME AND JUSTICE

NCJ Number
36163
Journal
PENNSYLVANIA GEOGRAPHER Volume: 13 Issue: 3 Dated: (NOVEMBER 1975) Pages: 2
Author(s)
P O MULLER
Date Published
1975
Length
1 page
Annotation
COLLECTION OF FOUR ARTICLES ON VARIOUS APPROACHES THAT GEOGRAPHERS ARE TAKING IN THEIR ONGOING STUDIES OF CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR AND ITS FAR-REACHING SOCIAL IMPACT.
Abstract
INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING TOPICS: THE ROLE OF GEOGRAPHY IN THE STUDY OF CRIME; THE SPATIAL BEHAVIOR OF CRIMINALS IN PHILADELPHIA AND HYPOTHESES RELATED TO THE MOVEMENT DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN MALE AND FEMALE BURGLARS; FEAR AS A FACTOR IN THE USAGE OF THE CHICAGO PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM BY RESIDENTS OF DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS; AND THE GEOGRAPHER'S POTENTIAL ACTIVIST ROLE IN THE SELECTION OF JURIES.